Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-14
ROME DRY.
Remarkable Scenes at the Voting
Places OF Rome, G8.-The Cues
ton OF Selling Liquor.
Women and Children Gather at the Court
house and Work For Thor Ticket.
$50 Majority.
Louisville Courlcr-Joarnal.


bition election IL Rome yesterday, which
resulted il an overwhelming victory fol
the dry ticket, has settled the question
that the remaining fourteen counties il
which whisky is sold must 20 dry, anC
that before six months Georgia will be as
absolutely dry as Maine Rome is 8 CITY
Of H. 600 inhabitants situated in Floyd,
the most popuicus white county in th&
state. For more than forty days the
contest aas ragged, growing hercer as the
day OF election approached. Two years
ago last February e0 election was held
resulting in victory for the "wet" ticke.
by several hundred majority. It was
felt, however, 81 ta2t time and ever since
that the result was not fair expression
Of the peoples Will. The election had
been called by the liquor men in mid
winter. There was no registration law.
/. wGs thought tina. many Illegal votes
were cast, and 3 great barbecue given by
the saloon people on election day at
tT8Cted hundreds Of negroes TO Rome;
hence, when the Rev. Sam Jones' revival
occurred about TWO months ago, il was
but natural that the question should
sg2in become prominent. 1t was felt
that this question should be fairly sub
miJted 10 The people on its merits,
especially IS IN the meantime the great
contest had been fought and won in At
iants, sud the danger Il fraud was greatly
lessensd by the registration law now in
force, Sc Just before the close OF the re-
vival conference OF ministers from ell
parts OF the county was held, and it was
resolved to preach, pray and WORK for
prohibition
THE Election ORDERED.
Petitions were drawn up requesting the
Ordinary 20 call an election ST an early
day. These petitions were signed by
more than one thousand voters. The
Ordinary called an election for July 9,
and the contest opened il earnest. IN
executive committee was organized, with
d. B. Hamilton as chairman and Captain
A. g. $. Mosely as secretary. Shortly
thereafter s young mems prohibition
club was organized, with Hon. SeabOrn
Wright Is chairman and Mr.. JuniUs i.
IlIlyar as secretary. Clubs were also or
gained in all parts OF the county. Pro-
hI5ition and auti-prohlbitiOn meetings
were held almost daily. The columns Of
The Bulletin for prohibition snd Of the
Courier against prohibition, were flied
with ar1umgGts, GRO aId con, IS well IS
with personalities which 81 times We're
rather bitter,
The Gay opened bright and beautiful.
At sunrise there were experimenting st
the churches which continued during the
entire Gsy. A large number OF business
houses were closed and the city had e !
Sunday appearance, except jhst tue
streets were crowded with people. b ) !
O'Clock in the morning The leading Ff0hi- |
5lronists and Observation-Disclosures had
assembled at the Apollo. Among the !
former Were scores Of
RONE's TAIREsT DAUGHTERS
and 8 large numDcT Of children. The Ia |
dies and children took their stand in front /
OF the courthouse, little 10 the left OF
the entrance, and acre jley remained
with ttrelcss patience throughout the en-
tire day. II was q remarkable scene. |
Here We're aged mothers whose hair was
silveTCd with the frosts OF wears, young
maids and m6tTOnS and lovely children, |
all deeply interested in the result Of the !
great contest. Msny men who assembled |
the courthouse steps holding RIti-prOhi- |
hitiOn tickets IN their hands wayeTed |
when they faced this living bUlwsTk OF |
women and voted the prohibition |
tickets given them by fair hands, The |
presence Of the ladies gained, st mod /
crate estimate, at least leo votes for the |
prohibition cause The singing OF the /
familiar hymns was q feature Of the days |
Incidents. Occasionally large bodies Of |
prohibition voters would march to the !
polls, ana these were greeted with !
cheers, waving Of handkerchiefsard hsppy |
SMILES or TIE LADIES'.
Mr.. j, B, Patton marched al the head |
OF iOrty-lhsee voters, who We're received /
with enthusiasm. a little IN the rear of |
r..H I'D
where refreshments were served by the !
ladies. Many tsgs and banners were |
displayed. Among the Inscriptions were |
these:
"a vote against the sale is vote to
save CUT boy"
"Vo,c the wsy you think, believe and
pray
',No saloons means more clothing and
happiness"
For God and home and native land
Yer truth and rlglt we take our stand.
The ants used req flags without in
sCriplou. Nearly al the prOhIbitionists
wore blue badges, and the sntis red.
From lie frs the contest was not doubt
fUl; by IL O'Clock eco votes had been
cast III Rome precinct, gDd two-thirGs of
these were Tor prohibition. Reports
from the county precincts showed hand
some prohibition maicritles, and the
saloon people seemed dependent.
Toward noon they rallied somewhat
and paraded The streets with bands and
banners. The probi5itionists also pa
raded, and their procession was much
larger than that Cf their opponents
From noon until the polls closet there
We're but few incidents Of note. About
O'Clock the Forestyille Prohibition club
10 the polls in solid phalsnx
amid great cheering. In the meantime
the sntis had retired from the contest in
8 greet measure. When the clock struck 6
THE SEINE AT THE COURTHOUSE
was indescribable. 1t w6s known that
prohibition had certainly carried, and it
was only question CT majority. Proba
bly, 1000 men, women and children was
assembled in and around the courthouse,
and cheer after cheer rent the air. Many
were overcome with emotion, and Wept.
Such scene was never before witnessed
in Rome. Suddenly there was g hush,
and with DR.. Kendall and J. Il. Gibbons
as leaders, the vast multitude sang
Nearer My. God 20 Thee" followed by {
the doxolCgy. After benediction, the {
great crowd slowly dispersed. The re
turns were being received at the court